Numbers 25:7:5Num.25.7.W5TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֑ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /ha.kohˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-YAR pi-NKHAS ben-el-a-ZAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
va-YAR pi-NKHAS ben-el-a-ZAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN va-ya-KAM mi-TOKH ha-e-DA va-yi-KAKH RO-makh be-ya-DO
Root and etymology
כ־ה־נ
“priest, officiant”
In context — Numbers 25:7
When Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he arose from the midst of the congregation and took a spear in his hand.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 25:7, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֑ן (hakohen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.25.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.7.W5.S1) and character.